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Southwest Chicken and Couscous

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A home-cooked chicken dinner in a skillet can be on your dinner table in less than 30 minutes.

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10 Ratings

5 spoons 30%

4 spoons 20%

3 spoons 20%

2 spoons 10%

1 spoons 20%

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PREP TIME
25 Min
TOTAL TIME
25 Min
SERVINGS
4

1: cup frozen bell pepper and onion stir-fry (from 1-lb bag)

1/2: cup Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ Niblets® frozen corn

1/2: cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa

1: can (15 oz) black beans with cumin and chili spices, undrained

1: package (9 oz) frozen cooked southwest-seasoned chicken breast strips

2: cups water

1 1/2: cups uncooked couscous

1/4: cup chopped fresh cilantro

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1 Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add stir-fry vegetables to skillet; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender.
2 Stir in corn, salsa, beans and frozen chicken. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is thoroughly heated (break up large pieces of chicken with spoon as mixture cooks).
3 Meanwhile, heat water to boiling. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
4 Fluff couscous with fork; spoon onto serving plates. Top with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with cilantro.

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Expert Tips

If you don't have the stir-fry vegetables, use a combination of one or more colors of chopped bell peppers and onion to equal 1 cup.

For delicious handheld sandwiches, omit the couscous, spoon the chicken mixture onto flour tortillas and roll up.

Use your choice of mild, medium or hot salsa to make this dish as mild or spicy as you like.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 470

(Calories from Fat 35),

Total Fat 3 1/2g

(Saturated Fat 1g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 30mg;
Sodium 790mg;
Total Carbohydrate 79g

(Dietary Fiber 11g,
Sugars 6g),

Protein 29g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 20.00%;
Vitamin C 10.00%;
Calcium 10.00%;
Iron 20.00%;

Exchanges:

4 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
2 1/2 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 11/9/2009 12:42:17 PM REPORT ABUSE rebray said:

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My family hated this recipe. I agree with Teresa48 that it would have been much better over Spanish rice. In my husbands words "bland bean mixture over a bed of saw dust."

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Posted 8/6/2008 4:40:49 PM REPORT ABUSE rnagy123 said:

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This recipe is as easy as pie. Flavor was awesome. My kids loved it, even my 2yo picky eater. The couscous was a perfect match. The only thing I would recommend is using breaded chicken strips. I do know that next time I have to double the recipe because it's not enough to feed my family of 5. I have never ate black beans before and it was definitely a great 1st experience. This will be in our menu planner at least once a month.

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